Part of label of ox-cheek soup can, from McClintock expedition cache on Dealy Island,
1850sM 3302

Franklin Expedition and Arctic Exploration collection

Inventory

indicates the presence of scanned documents.

Microfilm Franklin (Allan)

Allan, James W. - Microfilmed
1963.
- 1 microfilm reel. - Consists of manuscript (nd), "On Board the Aurora in '93, the Record of a
Sailing and Whaling Voyage." The original is held by the University of Glasgow Library,
Scotland.

Back, George. - 1833. - Photocopied 1971. - 5
pages. - Consists of letters written from Byetown and Great Slave Lake regarding overland
expedition in northern Canada. The originals are held by Codrington Library, All Souls College,
Oxford , England. The contents of the records may not be published without permission from the
Library. See also M 245 for other letters by George Back.

M-3297

Belcher, Sir Edward. - 1852. - Photographed
1960. - 5 pages. - Consists of photographs of documents left in cairns in the Arctic by Sir Edward
Belcher while searching for Sir John Franklin. They were discovered by George de Mille and R.
A. Rudkin of Calgary in 1960, while on geological reconnaissance in the Arctic. The originals
are
now held by the National Archives of Canada. View now.

M-141

Brown, George. - 1876. - Photocopied 1968. - 27
pages. - George Brown was in the British Navy and volunteered on an expedition in search of Sir
John Franklin, under the command of Captain R. M'Clure, on the "Investigator"(1850-1854). It
was on this journey that the Northwest passage was navigated. The file consists of manuscript
written in Kent, England, about his naval career (1841-1876), including the trip in search of Sir
John Franklin. The original is held by Mr. Clark, Edmonton. Reginald Brown of Calgary
arranged
for Glenbow to obtain this copy. View now.

M-1800

Canada. Department of National Defence. -
1967. - Copied 1969. - 30 pages. - Consists of part of the final report of "Project Franklin", a
centennial project undertaken by Canadian Forces, with the aim of locating Sir John Franklin's
grave and records of the missing expedition. Includes photographs of some relics found. The
project was unsuccessful. The complete 108 page final report is held by the Department of
National Defence.

Cook, J. A. - 1905-1906. - 2 volumes. - Consists
of whaler's log book kept by ship master J. A. Cook on the S. S. Bowhead, which travelled from
San Francisco to the Arctic regions. Includes descriptions of daily weather conditions and duties.
The originals are restricted due to their fragile condition. A photocopy is available for research
purposes. Purchased, 1974.

M-388

Forsyth-Grant, O. C. - 1904-1912. - Photocopied
1965. - 36 pages. - Consists of letters regarding Forsyth-Grant's Arctic trading operations in the
"Snowdrop"; and regarding loss of the scooner, "Seduisante", which was under his command.
See
also Microfilm Franklin (Forsyth-Grant). The originals are held by Michael Forsyth-Grant,
Scotland.

Microfilm Franklin (Forsyth-Grant)

Forsyth-Grant,
Osbert C. - 1903. - Microfilmed 1965. - 1 microfilm reel. - Consists of log of the schooner
"Snowdrop", during a whaling voyage to Davis Strait. Includes references to mutiny among the
sailors. See also M 388. The original is held by Michael Forsyth-Grant, Scotland.

M-245

Franklin and Arctic letters. - 1818-1840, nd. - 1
cm of textual records. - Consists of copies of letters to and from Sir John Franklin, Sir John Richardson, Robert
McVicar, and George Back, regarding exploration of northern Canada [Nunavut and Northwest Territories] (1818-1840); original
letter by John Ross about search for Franklin (nd); and other miscellaneous papers unrelated to
Franklin and the Arctic. Collected by Glenbow staff (1965). View letters.

Hilliard, Surgeon R. H. - 1859. - 1 volume (6cm).
- Consists of manuscript, "Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Whale and Seal Fisheries in the Arctic
Regions", being his journal of the voyage of the S. S. Narwhal of Dundee, Scotland to the whale and seal fisheries
of the eastern Canadian
Arctic [Nunavut] and Greenland.
Includes maps, water colours, and pencil sketches. Note: Hilliard's page numbering is inconsistent.
Purchased, 1960. There is a transcript of the text for research purposes. (Related photographs are at NA-4839.) View pages 1-100. View pages 101-202.

Microfilm Franklin (Hood)

Hood, Lieutenant Robert. - 1819-1820. - Microfilmed 1958. - 1 microfilm reel. - Consists of diary kept during the Franklin
Expedition. The original is held by R. G. Birch. For photographs of his water colours see
NA-132
and NA-221.

NA-132-(1-8)

Photographs of paintings done by Robert Hood in 1820, while part of the Franklin Expedition. - 8 photographs View now.

NA-221-(1-15)

Photographs of paintings done by Robert Hood in 1819 and 1820, while part of the Franklin Expedition. - 15 photographs View now.

Hooper, Lieutenant W. H. - 1818-
1825. - Microfilmed 1966. - 2 microfilm reels. - Consists of journals of the search for the
Franklin
Expedition. The originals are held by the Royal Geographical Society.

Microfilm Franklin (McClintock)

McClintock, Admiral Sir F. L.
-
1848-1959. - Microfilmed 1969. - 3 microfilm reels. - Consists of report and journals of the
McClintock expeditions to search for the missing Sir John Franklin. Includes accounts of sledge
journeys, and the diary of R. C. Scott, surgeon on H. M. S. Intrepid. The originals are held by the
National Library of Ireland and the Public Record Office.

M-3302

McClintock Expedition. - 1852. - 1 item. -
Consists of label from can of ox-cheek soup, from a Dealy Island cache of Sir Francis
mcClintock,
who headed the 1852-1853 expedition to Melville Island to search for the missing Arctic
explorer,
Sir John Franklin. Collected by Hugh Dempsey, a member of the Glenbow salvage team (1968).
NA-1813 is a photograph of the label. View now.

M-925

Ommanney, Sir Erasmus. - 1850-1949. - 13 cm of textual records. - Consists of journals kept by Sir Erasmus Ommaney during his voyage in search of Franklin on H.M.S. Assistance and H.M. Sledge Reliance (1850-1851), travels in Ireland (1852), and a voyage in the Mediterranean (1858-1860); a letter and invoice for provisions (1850); and newsclippings and a letter collected by his family concerning his voyage and the search for Franklin (1850-1949). Volume 1 consists of the Ommaney’s journal of his overland search for Franklin on H.M. Sledge Reliance; his travels in Ireland; and his Mediterranean voyage. Volume 2 consists of Ommanney’s journal of his voyage on H.M.S. Assistance. The related newsclippings and other items are in a separate file. - Purchased from Mrs. D. C. Coleman, Montreal, 1957.

Transcripts of the journals are available for research purposes, and have been digitized:

Rae, John. - 1851. - 3 pages. - Consists of lists
of supplies for an expedition, under the command of Sir John Richardson, to search for Sir John
Franklin and party. The list is dated April 1, 1851, Fort Confidence, [Great] Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, and
signed by John Rae, second in command. Purchased, 1972. View now.

M-3447

Rasmussen, Knud. - 1922. - 1 item. - Consists of
a letter from Knud Rasmussen of the Fifth Thule Expedition, a Danish expedition to the Canadian
Arctic, declining social invitation. (The file also contains two unrelated letters.) Purchased,
1965.

M-1041

Richardson, Sir John. - 1825-1864. -
Photocopied 1963. - 3 cm of textual records. - Consists of personal letters, and letters regarding
the Franklin Expedition. Includes a letter from Sir John Franklin, written from Great Bear Lake
(1826). The originals are held by the Dumphries Burgh Museum, Dumfries, Scotland.

M-885

Ross, Captain John. - 1833. - Photocopied 1963.
- 4 pages. - Consists of a letter from Lord Melville to Captain John Ross, October 25, 1833,
expressing congratulations on his return from the Arctic. (Includes two unrelated letters about the
Red River Settlement.) The original is held by the National Library of Scotland.

M-4843-15

Ross, Sir John. - 1810-1843. - 2 cm of
textual records. - Letters of Sir John Ross, his brother George Ross, his nephew James Clark
Ross, and other family members, concerning Sir John's 1829-1833 Arctic expedition, family
matters, and business matters; broadsides and list of subscribers concerning the proposed 1833
expedition to search for Ross. An inventory of items is enclosed with the file. Transferred from
the Riveredge Foundation, 1979.

M-4507

Royal Geographical Society. - 1825, 1921,
1928. - Photocopied 1974. - 2 cm of textual records. - Consists of these articles regarding travel
in Canada's north. Includes articles F. H. Kitto entitled "The Edmonton- Prince George- Peace
River Triangle", "The Fort McPherson- Fort Yukon Canoe route", mackenzie River Oil Fields",
and "Mackenzie River District" (1921); and Fenley Hunter's article "A Trip to the Western
Arctic" (1928). Also consists of a letter from Dr. John Richardson to Sir John Franklin, dated
September 6, 1825 from Fort Norman, describing events during Richardson's overland
expedition. The originals are held by the Royal Geographical Society.

M-4721

Royal Geographical Society. - 1835-1925. -
Photocopied 1974. - 5 cm of textual records. - Consists of manuscripts and letters from the Royal
Geographical Society relationg to the exploration in Oregon Territory, Vancouver Island and the
Arctic. The originals are held by the Royal Geographical Society.

Sabine, Edward. - 1865. - Letter concerning
election of members of the Council of the Institute of Civil Engineers. Accompanied by news
clipping describing annual dinner of the Institute. Transferred from the Riveredge Foundation,
1979.